Sliding gate



(No Model.)

G. W. STEWART.

SLIDING Gum No. 398,861'. Patented Mar. 5, 1889..

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GEORGE lV. STEYVART, OF RISING SVN, INDIAA.

SLIDING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,861, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed February 16, 1887. Serial No. 227,833. (No model.

j gate together and prevent said gate from be- Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Srmvaar, a

citizen of the United States, residing` at Rising Sun, Ohio county, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in j Sliding Gates, of which the ft )l lowing is a speer lication.

This invention has relation to sliding' gates, and has for its objects the provision of a gaie adapted for use in closing two adjacent fields to permit of the j'iassage of teams,and to provide said gate with a smaller gate at one or both sides f or the entrance ol' loot-passen gers,

both gates to be operated by the same meehp inafter describefjl the smaller gate can be independently operated; or when this latch is anisnnand the smaller gate adapted to beeperated vfirst and independent of the larger.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be partitg-.ularlgv pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure .l is a side elevation of a gate constructed in accord ance with my invention, the same bein g shown in a closed position; and Fig. 2 is an end elcing displaced, and journaled in the braces of the smaller gateaind between the rails thereof and those o1' the larger gate, are frictional rollers (72.

D represents the usual posts, between which the gates operate, and which may be provided with rollers D', upon which the main gate rides, a pair of them beingplaecd at each side of the posts A.

E represents a gra ritt-la tch adapted to take into a notch, E', formed in the top rail of the main gate at its middle. Then this latch in position in the notch, by devices to behereremoved both gates may be drawn haelt to permit the passage of a team.

F represents a rock-shaft journaled trans- Yerseltv in the uprights A,from which extendV rigid rock-arms F', depending from the ends of which are operating cords or chains F2. In each of the uprights A are pivoted arms G,

from which depend cords G', said arms being Vation showing the means for operating the l gates. 4

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures of the drawings.

A A represent the usual uprights or posts, which are oppositely located and connected at their upper ends by a cross-beam, A', one of said posts being provided upon its inner face with rollers A' A3.

B represents the main gate, used for the passage of teams, which gate when in a .closed position extends at each side of the post A, and consists of the longitudinal rails B and vertical risers B?, the gate being stii't'ened by suitable diagonal braces. Upon that side of the gate B next to the rollers A2, and secured to the rails B', are longitudinal tracks B3, the

upper of said tracks taking under the liange of t-he roller at the top, and the lower one of the tracks riding upon the lower of said rollers.

At one end of the gate B, and working in l f upon the main gate, and the two gates will be drawn back for the passage of teams. .It now of the main gate. Oppositelyarranged braces l' secure the ends of the rails of the smaller I ment.

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coupled with the rock-arms F by means of Rigidly attached to the rock-shaft F is a` depending arm, II, to the lower end of which is pivoted an arm, H', which is extended forward and pivoted near the front end of the smaller gate. This arm H' is removably pivoted, and may be transferred to l the small gate at the opposite end of the main gate, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. l. From this it is evident that a pull upon the cords i F2 or G' will draw down upon the rock-arm F', which will oscillate the rock-shaft and force the arm H rearwardly, and this in turn will drawupon the smaller gate, and thus open the same for foot-passengers- The gate will stop when its front risers come in con tact with the front risers of t-he main gate, and itis also evident that if the gravity-latch be lifted from the notch E the pivoted arms will continue to draw upon the smaller gate, and that when the risers thereof have reached their rearmost position the draft will come remains to provide means for removing the latch E from its notch E at the proper mo- This I preferably accomplish by IOO inountng an extra 1'ocl;-a11n, E3, on the shaft F and connecting said arm with the latch by a line or chain, E2, having just sufcient slack to permit of the smaller gates being operated by the turning of the rock-shaft before the line is drawn taut and acts upon the latch. It is apparent that a continuous pull Will Withdraw the latch and abut the small gate against the bars B2 of the adjacent large gate, and thus the two gates may be opened.

A removable pin, l, is passed through one of the Auprights, against `which' a stop, l', at each end of the main gate is adapted to come, and thus prevent the complete Withdrawal of the gate.

It is apparent that the gates may be operated from either side and in either direction, and thus serve the purpose of closing two adjacent ields formed by the intersecting rails J. When the gates are both open, by drawing upon a cord G or upon one of the cords F2, which are designed for the use of footpassengers, the smaller gate will be pushed forward, and when it reaches the limit of its forward movement it will` drawthe larger gate thereafter.

C3 represents oppositely-arran ged divergent arms adapted for the reception of the advancing end of the smaller gate andto guide the same toits proper position with relation to the posts D. The inner pairs of posts D may be hinged or made removable, so as not to form any obstacle to the entrance of large machines.

Having described my invent-ion and its operation, what I claim isl. In a sliding gate, the combination of a main gate provided with tracks, uprights having rollers adapted to receive said tracks, a smaller gate mounted and adapted to reciprocate Within one 4end of the main gate, a rockshaft j ournaled in the uprights and provided with rock-ar1ns for operatin g the same, and a jointed arm connected to the rock-shat`t and pivoted to the smaller gate, substantially as specified.

2. In a sliding gate, the combination of a i' main gate provided with tracks, uprights having rollers adapted to receive said tracks, smaller gates mounted at each end ot the main gate, a rock-shaft journaled in the uprights and provided with rock-arms for oper ating the same, and a jointed arm connected to the rock-shaft and pivoted removably to one of the gates and adapted to be pivoted to the other, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a sliding gate, of a main gate having a notch and carrying' a smaller gate at one of its ends, uprights for supporting the main gate, provided with a gravity-latch adapted to take into said notch and with a rock-shaft having rock-arms one of which is loosely connected with said latch, and a pivoted arm connecting the rock-shaft with the smaller gate, substantially as specified.

In testimony of which. invention l hereunto set my hand.

, GEORGE W. STElYART.

Vi tnesses:

JOHN H. Jones, -STEPHEN Il. STEWART. 

